Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 159, 13 May 1913 — Page 1

MO.NlJ FAJLJLAJLDl U M AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL, XXXVIII. NO. 159 RICHMOND, IND, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENT Prize Winners From All Schools in City LEAVES NOTE AND DEPARTS ADOPT PLANS FOR RAISING OP THE FUND AVERS CITY SHOULD TAKE y REPLY TODAY 10 CHARGES '.

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Denies He Is Too Ardently in Favor of Vocational Training and He Expresses Great Surprise.

TEXTBOOK CASE IS EXPLAINED BY HIM Possible Mr. Kelly Took Af front At His Advocacy of New System, Lebanon Educator Stated. Henry C. Brown, superintendent of schools at Lebanon, Ind., and a candi date for the superintendency of the Richmond public schools, stated over the long distance telephone today that he was very much surprised at the opposition made to his candidacy by President Robert L. Kelly and took oc casion to deny the one charge publicly made against him by Mr. Kelly, that he was too ardent an advocate of vocational training. "I am in thorough sympathy with the vocational training movement,' Mr. Brown said, "but my advocacy of it is no more ardent than that of the average superintendent." Mr. Brown also stated that about a month ago he called upon Mr. Kelly at his home in this city and informed him that he was an applicant for the local school superintendency. "At that time," continued the newly appointed member of the state board of educa tion, "I did not ask Mr. Kelly for his support of my candidacy but I did ask him that if he advised with the mem bers of the school board that he give me a fair show, and from his remarks I gained the impression that he had no objection to my - appointment, there- . fore 1 am greatly surprised to learn that -when he met with the school board he protested against my" candidacy.'5,. " -1 " ' : . No Personal Controversy. . Mr. Brown was then told that there was a report in circulation that he and President Kelly had had a controversy over the method of selecting text- . books. " "I never had any personal misunderstanding with Mr. Kelly on that subject," he replied. "I took an active part in the fight to'have school superintendents and heads of various sections consulted by the state board before text books were adopted and this system was finally adopted, although It was bitterly opposed by some members of the board, of which Mr. Kelly may have been one, because they j thought such a demand was presumptious. "However, since the adoption of this Bj'stem I have had two members of the board, Mr. Study of Ft. Wayne, formerly of Richmond, and Mr. Capy of . CrawfordBvllle, call on me and commend me for the fight I made for reforms in the adoption of textbooks." This morning a man prominently identified in school work in this city stated as his belief that President Kelly's opposition to making vocational training the dominant feature of educational work in the public schools of this city, expressed through his protest on the appointment of Mr. Brown, was based for the most part on his fear that the Richmond high school might cease to be a "feeder" for Earlham college. Calls It Wrong Attitude. "That is the wrong attitude to take," the informant stated, "for high schools must no longer be regarded as college preparatiory institutions. As a matter of fact they are finishing schools for the great majority of the Indents who attend them and for this reason should be improved so that C2sea young men and women leave the fr?gh schools they will be better prepared to engage in the various vocations. "Statistics show that in the United States in 1890 only ,14.4 per cent of all high school students were preparing for colleges. By 1910 this per cent had been reduced to 5.5, and the same year the actual number of high school students who entered college was only 2.27 per cent. In Indiana now out of every 100 students who attend the public schools 88 are in the grade schools. "There is something radically wrong with the existing high school course and I am positive the remedy lies in offering a course which will equip young men and women for their life's work. Entirely too much emphasis has been placed on the value of the classical course." In local educational circles today the comment was frequently heard . that Mr. Kelly's desire to be reappointed a member of the state board of education may have figured prominently in his opposition to Mr. Brown's appointment as the local superintendent. It was pointed out that if Mr. Brown was engaged Richmond would have three representatives on the state "board, which would undoubtedly thwart President Kelly's ambition to succeed himself when his term expires next year. i THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Showers night and Wednesday. to-

First Clue to Disappearance

of Mrs. Burt Rogers, Near Centerville, in a Note Found on Monday. THOROUGH SEARCH NOW IN PROGRESS Husband Believes Illness Has Affected His Wife's Mind He Scouts At the Elopement Theory. (Palladium Special) CENTERVILLE, Ind., May 13. The ftrst clue shedding any light on the disappearance of Mrs. Burt Rogers, wife of the manager of the famous Jackson farm, west of Centerville, who disappeared last Saturday, was found yesterday afternoon in a coffee can by her mother, Mrs. J. O. McClerney, who resides on a farm one mile east of the Jackson farm. This clue was the following note: "To Mother, Father, Husband and All: "A note to you all. I feel so bad today I want to die. 1 know something you all do not know, and I am very unhappy and do not care to live. I am in everybody's way; I can't do anything to help make the living, and I am going to a doctor or hospital, and if I die it is all O. K., and if I get well I will come home. So if you never see me again, I hope to meet you all in heaven, so don't worry over me, for I can't live and do nothing." Then followed a postscript in which the woman asked that her 5-year-old son, James, be given all her personal belongings, and appealing to her husband not to overwork or worry over her leaving. She stated that she was "going out of Indiana." Coincident with the disappearance of Mrs. Rogers was the reported departure of "Ward Eckert, a former farm hand employed by-Rogers;4 presumably for Chicago.: However, Mr. Rogers is positive that Mrs. . Rogers is not in company with Eckert, for, he says, she has never been on good terms with him. ' . She Was .in. ill Health. Rogers says that his wife has been in ill health, and he believes that she may have be.come . mentally, deranged. The fact that when the woman left home she took a revolver with her has caused the young husband the greatest apprehension. . There never has been any trouble between the young couple. Rogers states that he has learned that his wife boarded a westbound interurban car at the farm Saturday morning at 8:30. She took with her nearly all her clothing, about $50 she had on deposit in a bank at Centerville and a small sum of money Rogers had in the house. Before leaving she cut the telephone wires. Mrs. Rogers arose at the usual hour Saturday morning, and prepared her husband's breakfast, remarking that she did not feel as well as usual, and that she would place his dinner on the table and spend the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McClerney. Her husband assented to this arrangement as he knew his wife had been in bad health for the past two months, and he was also anxious for her to spend the day with their five-year old son, James, who has lived with his grandparents , for the past two months, since his mother became ill. Search la Still On. On Rogers return home Saturday nosrn he ate the meal his wife had prepared for him then attempted to telephone to her at her parents but could not do so because she had cut the wires, which fact he did not ascertain until Monday. He went to his father-in-law's home late in the afternoon and discovered that his wife had not been tnere. He and Mr McClerney then began an investigation and from some traction employes learned that Mrs. Rogers had left on a car Saturday morning and had stated she was going to visit relatives at Connersville. Sunday the two men motored to Connersville but . were unable to find any trace of her and her whereabouts today are as much of a mystery as they were Saturday. The case has not yet been placed in the hands of the authorities but Rogers and McClerney are sUll conducting a thorough search. SPIRE KILLS' THREE Falls to Earth After Being Hit By Lightning. (National News Association) STRATFORD, Ont., May 13. Three men were killed and another seriously injured when lightning struck the 150 foot spire of the Presbyterian church today and set it on fire. The dead are Chief of Police McCarthy, Hugh Dur: kin of the fire department and Police man Hamilton. They were caught "beneath the spire which crashed to earth when the fire had burned away its support.

Fall Festival Committee Decides on Morning of May 23 as time to Solicit Contributions.

$7,000 NEEDED FOR THE 1913 FESTIVAL Eighty Sub-Committees to Be Appointed to See 800 Probable Contributors 160 on Committee. Definite plans were adopted for raising money to carry on the 1913 festival at a meeting of the Fall Festival committee today. The morning of Friday,-May 23, has been set as the time for the campaign, and it is the purpose of the committee to complete the work and report at a meeting of the finance committee in the Commercial Club rooms at noon on that day. No plans have been made for the festival, as the committee will be goventirely in its plans by the amount of money the finance committee is able to raise on the date set aside for that purpose. A card index has been made of the probable contributors to the festival and there will be about eighty subcommittees appointed to call upon the 800 probable contributors. Each subcommittee will be asked to see about ten persons on the morning of May 23, and be able to report definite results on each of the ten before noon of the same day. In this way each committeeman will not be obliged to. devote more than one hour of his time on that day. It is the purpose of the committee to ask the merchants who are deriving a direct benefit from the festival to make a more liberal contribution than the merchants who receive only an Indirect benefit. It will be necessary to raise at least $7,000 for the 1913 festival as "there were'ohly contributions in 1910 to the amount of $6,400. That year the big deficit which was met by the Young Men's Business committee, was made. The committee will guarantee to the contributors that there will be no deficit in 1913, and the contributions made on May 23 will be the last contributions asked. Plans will then be made according to the amount of money secured. If a surplus occurs, the money will be placed in a fund for similar events In the future. Payment of contributions may be made in thirty, sixty or ninety days if desired, and in .this way the full amount of money will be in the hands of the committee at least thirty days before the festival. The committee is anxious to overcome the difficulties experienced- at previous festivals, and in all probability all attractions and exhibitions will be held in the heart of the city. The names of the 160 men who will compose the finance committee have not been made public, but will be as soon as acceptances are received on notices of appointment, which will be mailed tonight. JERKS CHILD FROM PATH JJUNAWAY Infant Child of Mrs. John Keller Narrowly Escapes Injury. In attempting to escape from the path of a runaway horse belonging to Carl Berheide yesterday afternoon, Mrs. John A. Keller, .69 John street, jerked her infant child from a baby carriage at Seventh and Main streets, injuring the child slightly. Mrs. Keller was crossing Aram street wnen sne saw the horse which ran away from Cox's blacksmith shop on North Sev enth street. The horse was almost up on them and she quickly jerked the baby, carriage back towards the side walk, the child falling into the street The horse and wagon narrowly missed the baby. The horse was hitched with a weight and was frightened by an automobile, It ran several squares before it was stopped. WANT EFFICIENCY EXPERTS LET OUT (National News Association) CHICAGO. May 13. "The efficiency experts must go or we will not come back to work." This was the ultimatum handed to Lyon & Healy, piano manufacturers by the union Piano and harp makers of their factory today following a walkout of 200 men. Officials of the company said they would not oust the experts. The men declared that they were compelled to turn out twice as much work under the efficiency system and that the bonus paid them was not ficient for the extra work, -

Bond Says Formal Complaint to Be Made Against Water Rates Should Be Filed With Commission.

CHANGES WILL BE MADE IN THE CODE Reading of Proposed Building Ordinance Not Completed At Special Session of City Council. At the special meeting of city council last night, City Attorney Bond presented the water works situation to the councilmen and asked that action towards making a formal complaint against the rates of the company be taken at the regular meeting next Monday night Mr. Bond stated that he had issued a call for citizens who objected to the rates to come forward and be signers to a formal complaint. Although many persons advocated the plan and ex pressed favorable views on this meth od of securing a hearing of the public utilities commission on the question, only two persons expressed their wil lingness to sign the protest. The law requires that there must be at .least ten signers. The Richmond City Water Works yesterday filed a formal notice, releasing its franchise and contract with the city and taking in lieu of an indetermi nate permit A copy of this instrument was filed according to law with the public utilities commission and the city clerk. In accepting the indeterminate permit, the company is held to have con sented 'to a future purchase of the plant by the city. In so doing, it also releases all rights of requiring the necessity of such a purchase to be etsablished by jury. The utilities commission law ' provides that the city may purchase the plant with the consent of the commi$Ioav.-end condemnation proceedings are necessary to make the purchase should the holders in the company refuse to consent to the sale, The city may issue bonds amounting to 2 per cent of its taxable property for the purchase of such a plant. Mr. Bond asked that council take some action on the matter of making a complaint against the rates of the wa ter works company. There is no use allowing this thing to hang In mid air any longer," he said. "By next Monday night, each member of council should have formed some definite plan or op inion on the matter and decided wheth er or not a formal complaint shall be sent to the public utilities commis sion. "I do not feel that I should take the responsibility in this matter as it has been one of general complaint from the citizens through the council. A de cision of the commission on the rate may be favorable to the consumers and it may not be. If the citizens want a hearing on the matter by the com mission, council should make a formal protest against the water rates. "I believe that the city could draw up a complaint embracing every rate for every service furnished by the water works company. In this way the commission could take the entire matter in hand and while some of the rates may be too high, others may be known until the commission made its final report. The complaints should be sent soon as similar complaints from other cities will be made within a short time. Changes In Code. A few minor changes were made in the building code, the reading of which was not completed. The reading will be completed Monday night. It will be several weeks before any action can be taken on the code. Many of the councilmen are not in favor of the proposed building ordi nance and state that they will probably vote against it. They claim that it is too stringent for a city of Richmond's size. The general opinion is that the code will be defeated . Speeders in City. An informal discussion of the violations of the automobile and motorcycle speed limit law was held. Members of council contend that the police are not enforcing the speed limit but the police say that it is impossible to prosecute such a violator unless positive proof can be furnished that the driver of an automobile has been exceeding the speed limit. POSTPONE HEARING (National News Association) SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 13. The Ettelson sub committee investigating charges against Lieutenant Governor Barrett O'Hara decided not to hold a session here today. A conference will be held this -afternoon at which a plan of action for the next hearing will be mapped out. It is probable that the next meeting of the sub committee will be held here late in the week and the witnesses then will be Thomas Credenburg. Under Sheriff Sullivan and other Springfield citizens. The O'Hara senate committee investigating white slavery conditions in Illinois will meet during the week in this city.

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Photograph of prize winners In' the city during "cleaning up week,." The girl holding the flag is Cdrrine Essmaj ker, of St. Mary's school, who secured ; the first prize, having worked longer j than any other student during ; the week. Miss Essmaker worked 414 hours. The others are: . Clara Hubert, Warner school;) Frank Bloemeyer, St. John's; Bernhardt Young, Starr school; Isabella Moore, Vaile; Laura M. Burns, Baxters -Horace Burns, Warner; Herbert Ashenfelter, Sevastopol ; Carl Cutter, St. Andrew's; Marietta Richman, Whitewater; Chas. Stevens, Hibberd; Edgar HOT ONE CAR MOVED In Cincinnati Pending Arbi- ' tration Proposal. ' BULLETIN. CINCINNATI, May 13. The Cincinnati street car strike will go on. The members of the new oar men's union in conference this afternoon, voted to. reject the arbitration ' proposition of Mayor Hunt which has been accepted by the traction torn pany.. The men Insist that the company, shall first recognize the union -before arbitration negotiations wilPbe opened, and this the company has declined to do. m. ' (National News .Association) CINCINNATI May 13. Not a street car moved here today owing to the strce tie up and the officials of the traction company announced that until a decision is reached by the car men as to , whether they will agree to arbitration proposed by Mayor Hunt and accepted by the company no attempt will be made to run cars. The union members will hold a mass meet ing this afternoon and the mayor will appear and explain the traction eonv j pany's plan to the men. The matter ( will then be left to a vote of the men Jat the meeting.

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Alexander, Finley; Raymond brink. St. John's KelenThe lower is a photograph of the leaders in the clean-up movement at Whitewater school. James Kaufman is credited with having worked longer than any other students in the' school during clean-up week. He worked 36 M hours. The' leaders in the Whitewater school were:- '. " V Leroy "Davis, Josephine Porfideo, Ok lie Beach, Ruth . Bellman, Alexander Conney, Rose Cohn, James ' Kaufman. Lenard Kenworthy, Marietta Rick man. Carlos Thomas, Harry Ryan. READY FOR ASSAULT Mexican Rebels Now Have Chihuahua Surrounded. (National New Association) CHIHUAHUA. Mex, May 13. General Villa, Constitutionalist leader In the state of Chihuahua, today drew tighter hie cordon about this crtypre'paring to attack' the federal garrison tomorrow morning. Gen. Villa' issued a proclamation- today declaring that the last -train would leave Chihuahua City - Wednesday morning and warning all " non-combatants to leave the city. After that time he Intends to Lake .possession of all - railway .lines leading northward from the city. The lines to the south already are in possession of Villa's men. ORDERS ARE RECEIVED. - EL PASO. Tex., May 13. Orders were received today by General Bliss, commanding the United States troops along the Mexican border, to seize all arms and ammunition which under any stretch of imm&ginatlon may be believed to be intended for shipment into Mexico. The order was issued following the ruling of the United States supreme court which held that such action was legal

Republicans to Meet Next Monday Evening to Decida on Matter of Nominating a Citv Ticket.

CITY COMMITTEE . NAMES ADVISORS Each Ward in City Is Repre sented on Advisory Com mittee Meeting Held Las. Night. A meeting of the Republican cltj committee was held last night at th city balL The eight members of th committee attended the meeting. Am advisory committee consisting of on member from each of the eight ward was elected, and will meet with tha city , committee , next Monday night,' when it will be decided what course) will be pursued in the coming city, election. It Is not known as yet whether candidates will be nominated by primary election or convention. Th advisory committee consists of: First Ward C. C McPberson. -Second Ward M. J. Quigley. Third WardByram C. Robbins. Fourth Ward Dr. C. P. Colburn. Fifth Ward Jerome Saarley. j Sixth Ward George Mashmeyer. i Seventh Ward William H. Kelley.' Eighth Ward Thomas Moorman. Members of the city committee assert that there will be a full city ticket in the field. It Is believed that candidates for Republican nomination will announce themselves as soon as the plans for the city campaign have been completed- by-the city and advisory. committees of the party. The situa tion Is expected to develop - rapidly after the plans of Use committee are announced Monday night. " The Republican committeemen state that they have loot -the slightest Idea aa -to what -course- will hewue4 la selecting a'tlcket. The general sentiment last night was for a primary. No date has been' arranged, alt of these details having been deferred nnUl the next meeting. The suggestion made. by Progressives that all parties unite and hold the primary elections at the same time was not discussed by the members of the Republican committee be-' cause of the unsettled condition of the plans of the party leaders. This will be taken up if the committees decide to hold a primary election. - At the next meeting, the matter of establishing Republican headquarters from which to conduct the city campaign will be taken up. It Is probable that the committees will secure rooms to use until the final city elections. There Is no organised Republican clua in the city at the present. , The members of the' city commit-' tee were elected at a Republican miM meeting Mar' 7. Edgar Iliff was elect-' ed city chairman; D C. Harlan, secretary and Walter Johnson, treasurer. The ward members' of the city committee are as follows: First, Edward Stein; second, D. C. Harlan; third. Fred Barton; f mirth. Walter Johnson; fifth, Edward Hollarn: sixth. F. M Jones; seventh, Ed Iliff; eighth, Ben C. HUL HDWARTH IS READY To Make Up Deficiency in Farm Expert Fund. Trustee James Howarth stated this morning that Wayne township was $35 short in its subscription of $150 to be raised as a part of the necessary $500 required for securing an agricultural expert in this community. The expert is to be the adviser of the farmers on all ientlfic matters of raising crops or stock and shall be head of the department of agriculture in the schools of the county, as provided by the vocational law recently enacted. Unless the thirty-five dollars ts raised by tonight the Wayne township trustee stated that he would contribute what was lacking toward the fund. Mr. Howarth has made a campaign of many of the farmers and has solicit ed from those whom he met in the city. The Wayne township farmers have responded as it was expected they would and it is probable that they will further contribute toward the fund. Trustee Mason of Jackson tows ship has been censured by the trustees and county officials in refusing to solicit the $55 as that township's share of the fund. He was informed that unless he raised the money by Thursday morning he would further incur the displeasure of the officials. Mr. Mason said he would reconsider his original intentions of not oHdting for the fund and asked that he he given until Saturday to raise the money. This was refused and unless the money is raised by Thursday morning a committee from Wayne township will appeal directly to th farmer of. Jackson township.